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Prof Caine Rolleston
IOE Room 715
UCL Institute of Education, University College London
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL
Appointment
- Professor of Education and International Development
- IOE - Education, Practice & Society
- UCL Institute of Education
Biography
I am currently Professor of Education and International Development at UCL. I received my PhD from the University of London in 2011, focusing on economics of education in Ghana. I also hold BA and MA degrees from the University of Oxford and MA and MRes degrees from the University of London. Previously, I worked at The Department of International Development, University of Oxford on the Young Lives project - an international comparative study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, Peru, Vietnam and India and for CREATE (Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Equity and Transitions) based at the University of Sussex.
I currently serve as a member of DFID's Research on improving Systems of Education (RISE) Intellectual Leadership Team (ILT), as a member of the World Bank's (Education Technical Advisory Board) and as a member of the UK Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET) executive committee.
Country Research Experience
Ghana, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Peru, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone
Languages Spoken and Written
English (native) French (intermediate)
Research Groups
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My research interests, experience and expertise focus on analysis of education systems in low and middle income countries, including school quality and effectiveness and educational access and equity. My research includes a focus on skills metrics and on longitudinal studies (including learning trajectories), primarily employing large scale survey data in quantitative analyses, but also including mixed methods and qualitative approaches. I am currently engaged in three major funded research projects (i) ESRC-funded Critical Thinking in Higher Education in Africa, (ii) DFID-funded Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) and (iii) as the Lead Education Researcher for the Young Lives international comparative study at the University of Oxford.
Teaching Summary
I am Programme Leader for the MA Education Planning, Economics and International Development. My MA teaching focuses on the Modules within that programme, particularly Planning for Education and Development and Economic Perspectives on Education Policy. I have supervised a number of doctoral students (PhD and EdD) whose research topics include investments in early childhood development in Peru, the role of language of instruction in shaping learning outcomes in Ethiopia, 'learner-centred' education and teacher beliefs in India, evaluation of early childhood interventions and I am able to consider applications for doctoral study in my areas of research interest, particularly those applying quantitative or mixed-methods designs.
Research Students (Completed)
Appointments
| 01-OCT-2013 – 30-SEP-2014 | Lecturer in Education and International Development | Humanities and Social Science | UCL Institute of Education, United Kingdom |
| 01-JAN-2011 – 30-SEP-2013 | Education Research Officer | Department of International Development | University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2011 | Doctor of Philosophy | University of London | |
| 1994 | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | University of Oxford | |
| ATQ07 - Holder of a PGCE in higher education, secondary edu, further edu, life long lear | |||
| 2007 | Master of Research | University of London | |
| 2005 | Master of Arts | University of London | |
| 1995 | PGCE. | University of London |
